Here’s an interesting idea: a security startup has proposed a new top level domain that would be called .secure, and would require web sites using it to live up to a higher standard of security. The advantage for web users would be that you could visit such sites with confidence, without having to worry about security issues. more...
Google’s Chrome web browser has become popular in many organizations, and it’s known for its sandbox security, but that doesn’t mean it’s invulnerable to security issues. If you have users who use Chrome, be sure their computers all get upgraded to the latest release, v19, which contains fixes for 20 vulnerabilities, 8 of which are of high severity. The new version is available for Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame. more...
There’s good news for organizations that use PhotoShop, Illustrator and other Creative Suite 5.x products from Adobe. The company had said that customers would have to upgrade to CS6 in order to get security fixes, but a post to their blog indicates that’s no longer the case; the company is working on patches for vulnerabilities in the CS5 suite. more...
A recent report from Incapsula indicates that more than half of the traffic to the average web site may be generated by bots – automated software constructs, rather than humans sitting at a computer. Some of the bots are malicious and some aren’t, but all result in increased overhead and wastage of bandwidth and power. And this is just for those “average” sites that get 50,000 to 100,000 hits per month. more...
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